John  |  UNITED STATES  |  不明  |  27/October/2014

I have been enjoying live concert recordings of Mahler Symphonies No. 6, 7, and 9 by Richard Chailly/Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra over the weekend. They are all superbly conducted and played and show Chailly’s stronger, deeper involvement with the scores which wasn’t always obvious in his earlier recordings with Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. This new live Mahler Ninth is no exception. It is meatier and more propulsive than Chailly’s RCO recording but no less refined and beautifully played. Indeed, Gewandhaus Orchestra plays like men possessed under Chailly dynamic conducting. The sound is superb, very detailed but warm and vibrant, easily one of the best I’ve ever heard on Blu-ray discs. Super!